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Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Fort McMurray (Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
211
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
211
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
75
197
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
177
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
20
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fort McMurray
6 Families width 18 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies11SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fort McMurray
18 Genera with 18 Species
Aleucosia Edwards, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort McMurray
18 Species
Aleucosia atherix Newman, 1841
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemipenthes morio Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Bee Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) ferruginea Fallen, 1820

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Fort McMurray
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
5
16
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Brachycera (Macquart 1834)
Brachycera (Macquart 1834)


Links, sources and further information
Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
Brachycera at itis.gov
Brachycera at marinespecies.org